, 1887-11-08
A DISCOVERY IN JAIL.
Three Dynamite Bombs Found
in Lingg's Cell.
Engel Makes a Desperate At
tempt to Commit Suicide.
A Chicago Divine Denounces
Pardon Seekers.
Bombs IN the Jail.

Bombs In the Jail.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-The thought that
possibly they had allowed too much lati
tude to visitors and friends who had lately
had access TO the seven condemned anar-
chists led the Jail officials this morning 20
make a thorough search of the cells occu-
pied by the men. The prisoners were
removed to other quarters while the ex-
animation took place, and the only man
who showed perturbation when ordered to
vacate his private apartments was Lingg.
As it happened, he was placed in a cell SO
situated that he could see the officers at
work. Lingg's cell was the third one
reached, and it was evident that, as the
work of examination proceeded, he was
under stress of extreme excitement.
Suddenly one of the officers sprang out
with an exclamation Of surprise, holding
in his hand a wooden box. Ii was taken
to Jailor Fultze's Office and opened, when
it was found to contain three pieces of
gas pipe in which iron plugs were fitted.
1t was evident that these were dynamite
bombs, and they we're handled very gin
gerly by the officers. 1t was at once or
dered that they be sent to a chemist for
analysis. Nothing of a suspicious charac-
ter was found in any other cell. All of
the prisoners were removed to new quar-
tiers and extraordinary precautions have
been taken to prevent a recurrence of
such a thing as this. Lingg became sui
len and refused to talk.
Capt. Setback surmises that it was the
intention of Lingg, as well as the other
three who have refused Communication, to
put one end of a bomb in their mouth
and light the fuse like a cigar. The re-
suit of an explosion would, it is believed.
prove fatal.
ENGEL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Later tonight another remarkable fea-
ture Of the matter came to light, which
explains why the search of the cells hap.
pened to be made to day. 1t is asserted
that late last night the death.watch in
"Murderer's Row" where the condemned
men were confined, heard groans coming
from Engel's cell. Stepping to the door,
he saw Engel lying on his bed breathing
stentoriously and groaning. The watch
man called him by name, but could get
no answer, and he went into the cell only
to find that Engel was UNCONSCIOUS, and
apparently under the influence of some
drug.
After working with Engel for some
time in an effort to arouse him the
Waterman became alarmed and hastily
summoned DR.. Gray, the ply stefan in
charge of the insane department of the
jail. The latter, on looking at Engel, saw
that he was under the influence of some
drug, and a strong effort was made to
arouse him. Engel was partially aroused,
and he swore at them for interrupting
him, and he demanded to be left alone.
He was forced to take an emetic, how
ever, and made to walk between two stall
wart %iailors until all danger was passed.
He continued to protest all night that
nothing was the matter with him except
that he had taken a little whisky and he
was stupid.
THIS attempted suicide was what in
duced the authorities to order a search of
all the cells to-day to prevent alike attempt
on the part of his comrades. The bottle
which had contained laudanum and
which Engel had taken, was found in the
urinal with a few drops of the drug still
remaining in it.
When ontrcnted W ia the eviderc = he fin
ally suilenly admitted his attempt at SUI
eide, and said he had done so because he
preferred death in that way to the carry
ing out of his sentence by the law. He
stubbornly refused to STATE how he re
ceived it.
1t is the opinion of many that the
bombs which we're afterward found in
Liugg's cell were passed through the
grating to him after the announcement
of the decision of the United States su-
rene court and they were for the pur-
pose of suicide when the last hope of aid
was otherwise gone.
The Amnesty Association to day placed
at or near the doors of many churches in
the city little tables containing blank peti
tons for executive clemency. In this way
they obtained a great number of sigma
lures to their petitions from the congrega-
tions as they poured out from the
churches. These tables were also placed
at various other places in the city where
the public congregate, and the net result
of the days work is thought to be a
great many names.